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Information known as _______ is gathered by using the senses.
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The _______ consists of a series of steps used by scientists to identify and answer the questions.
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Information known as _______ is gathered by using the senses.
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The _______ consists of a series of steps used by scientists to identify and answer the questions.
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When scientists are not able to use an experiment to test a prediction, _______ can be examined.
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The procedure used by scientists to test a hypothesis is called a(n) _______.
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The chance that an event will happen is known as _______.
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Scientists use statistics to describe a _______, groups of similar things they are interested in learning about.
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Good scientists demonstrate the habit of mind called _______ when they do not believe everything they are told.
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In statistics, the group of individuals used to represent the population is called the _______.
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A(n) _______ is one type of graph that is particularly useful for organizing and comparing experimental data for several things in one graph.
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A(n) _______ can explain an observation and predict what might happen in the future.
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The probability of an outcome occurring that is unwanted is called _______.
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Equations used to represent how a scientific process works are called _______ models.
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A group of organisms that are closely related and that can mate to produce fertile offspring.
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An individual living thing.
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A group of various species that live in the same place and interact with each other.
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Living or once living parts of an ecosystem.
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Unequal survival and reproduction that results from the presence or absence of particular traits.
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All the organisms living in an area and their particular environment.
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Change in the genetic characteristics of a population from one generation to the next.
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All the members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.
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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
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The ability of one or more organisms to tolerate a particular chemical designed to kill it.
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Which of the following is not true of consumers?
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Which of the following is correctly arranged from the lowest to the highest trophic level?
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Communities of bacteria have been found living thousands of feet underwater. Which of the following statements is the proper conclusion to draw about these bacteria?
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Which of the following pairs of organisms probably belong to the same trophic level?
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The energy lost between trophic levels
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Which of the following are most likely to be pioneer organisms on an area of bare rock?
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Excessive use of fertilizer that contains nitrogen and phosphorus
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The process of breaking down food to yield energy.
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The process in which plants make sugar molecules from sunlight.
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The many feeding relationships possible in an ecosystem.
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Animal species of the tropical rainforest
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Migrations of animals in the savanna is mostly a response to
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The tundra is mostly suitable to a vertebrate that
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A biome that has a large amount of rainfall, high temperatures, and poor soil is a
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Two main factors that determine where an organism lives are
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Which of the following biomes contains large trees?
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The most common types of plants in the taiga biome are
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Animals that live in estuaries
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Bacteria can kill organisms in eutrophic lakes by feeding on decaying plants and animals and reducing dissolved oxygen in the water.
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Arctic ecosystems are considered marine ecosystems because
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Which of the following statements does not describe a function of wetlands?
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Tiny animals, called coral polyps, that secrete limestone create
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Mangrove trees grow
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The Florida Everglades
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Which of the following actions is an example of how humans affect wetlands?
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Organisms that cannot swim against currents, so they are drifters.
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Free swimming organisms, such as fish, turtles, and whales.
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Bottom dwelling organisms.
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A territory is
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Which of the following is an example of parasitism?
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Bacteria in your intestines are an example of mutualism if they
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Two species that hunt the same food source at different times can be considered ...
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Species A benefits and species B is KILLED
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Which of the following has the greatest effect on reproductive potential?
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Birth rate
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A robin that does not affect the tree in which it nest is an example of what type of symbiosis?
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Species A and B both negatively affect each other
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Exponential growth occurs when a population
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The location where an organism lives
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Symbiosis
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Which factor contributed most to exponential human population growth?
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Educating women worldwide has lowered birthrates partly because
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Which of the following makes it difficult to reduce population growth?
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An increase in waterborne diseases could possibly be alleviated by
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Which of the following is a reason that wood is considered a limited resource in many developing countries?
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Since 1970, fertility rates have
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Scientists predict population sizes by using
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A species when the last individual dies
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Members of a population may be prone to inherit genetic diseases if
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Which would be most effective in slowing the loss of biodiversity?
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Where are many critical hotspots located?
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The fact that organisms are adapted to survive in particular environments helps to explain why
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What level of biodiversity is most commonly equated with the over concept of biodiversity?
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Reasons for preserving biodiversity include all of the following except
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How does the CITES treaty reduce the slaughter elephants?
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In what part of the world are the greatest number of extinctions occurring?
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
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Most of the freshwater on Earth is
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What percentage of freshwater on Earth is used for agriculture?
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Which of the following pollutants causes artificial eutrophication?
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Pumping large amounts of water from an aquifer may cause the
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Oil pollution in the ocean is mostly caused by
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Thermal pollution has a harmful effect on aquatic environments because
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Which of the following air pollutants is not a primary pollutant?
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A device used to clean exhaust gases before they exit an automobile's tailpipe is called a(n)
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The majority of sulfur dioxide produced by industry comes from
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Which of the following is not involved in the chemical reaction that produces smog?
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Which of the following respiratory diseases is considered a long-term effect of air pollution on human health?
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Which of the following is not an example of urbanization?
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Which of the following is an example of reforestation?
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One Hectare is equal to how many acres?
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Unplanned, rapid urban growth can create what problem?
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Which of the following is an environmental benefit of open space?
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These are also known as sugars and are the main source of the body's energy.
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These are also known as amino acids and they help build and maintain the body's structures.
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These are also known as fatty acids and they help form membranes and hormones.
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A drought is more likely to cause famine in an area where most food is grown locally.
